# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#
# This file is part of PyGaze - the open-source toolbox for eye tracking
#
#    PyGaze is a Python module for easily creating gaze contingent experiments
#    or other software (as well as non-gaze contingent experiments/software)
#    Copyright (C) 2012-2013  Edwin S. Dalmaijer
#
#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
#    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
#    (at your option) any later version.
#
#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
#    GNU General Public License for more details.
#
#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>

# The BaseClasses are meant to store the documentation on all methods of a
# class, but not to contain any functionality whatsoever. BaseClass is
# inherited by all of the subclasses, and the documentation is copied using
# pygaze.copy_docstr. If you intend to make your own subclass for the current
# baseclass, be sure to inherit BaseClass, copy the documentation, and
# redefine the methods as you see fit, e.g.:
#
#import pygaze
#from pygaze._display.basedisplay import BaseDisplay
#
#class DummyDisplay(BaseDisplay):
#    
#    """An example child of BaseDisplay"""
#    
#    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
#        
#        """Initializes a DummyDisplay instance"""
#        
#        pygaze.copy_docstring(BaseDisplay,DummyDisplay)
#    
#    def show(self):
#        
#        # note that here no docstring is provided, as it is copied from
#        # the parent class
#        
#        print("Display.show call at %d" % int(clock.get_time()))
#


class BaseLogfile:

    """Logfile object for saving data"""

    def __init__(self):

        """Initiates logfile object
        
        arguments

        None
        
        keyword arguments
        
        filename    --    name (possibly including path) for the logfile;
                    WITHOUT extension! (default = LOGFILE)
        
        returns

        None        --    sets filename and logfile properties
        """

        pass


    def write(self):

        """
        Writes given values to logfile (each value separated with a tab)
        
        arguments
        
        vallist    --    list of values to be written to logfile
        
        keyword arguments
        
        None
        
        returns
        
        None        --    writes each value to the logfile, adding tabs between
                    the values
        """

        pass


    def close(self):

        """
        Closes logfile (do this after writing everything to the file!)
        
        arguments

        None
        
        keyword arguments
        
        None
        
        returns
        
        None        --    closes logfile; calling write method after calling
                    close method will result in an error!
        """

        pass